Collective Creativity: An interview with Contessa Brown
Cafe S.O.U.L is an open mic night created by the incomparable Contessa Brown and Janne’t Brown, affectionately known as Momma Brown. I recently sat down with Contessa Brown to talk […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Cinderella: Unauthorized
The cross-dressing prince knocked on the cottage door intent on finding the other foot of the splendid slipper it felt so good on his foot and showed off his pedicure […]
Making Magic: An interview with Ricardo Pitts-Wiley
Mixed Magic Theatre is a non-profit organization in Pawtucket with a mission to create more literate and arts-active communities. Mixed Magic often combines expressive artistic forms, such as poetry, acting, singing, dancing […]
Dear Black Brotha: Part Deux
For the longest time I was not your ally Because of a lie of anotha brotha You are you brother’s keeper, But, not his keeper of debts and wrongdoing I […]
All Lives Matter
All Livesdon’t get foundhungon four different occasionsfrom treesin 2020 Americaand ruled a suicide All Livesdon’t utter the wordsI can’t breatheover their last breathwhile in police custody All Livesare not handcuffedby […]
#Juneteenth
When it happenedthere was no Negroatop of blazing saddlepreceded by smoking dust cloudsfrom burnt trail.The wind carried no screams of the decree. The war had been over three years.I was […]
America, Noun
America A-M-E-R-I-C-A, America Noun From the Italian Amerigo which itself is from the German Amalric or Heimrich meaning “work ruler” or “home ruler” America Noun From the English America meaning […]
#LovedOnes
They say If it’s not on FacebookIt didn’t happenEven though I am not seeing itI’m pretty sure it’s happening We keep sayingNever againUntil the next hash tagDigitally memorializesThe next Black […]
Numinous materfamilias
She has the silent strength of hope, like in a hurricane The quiet voice that guides your fears from reality The kind of strength that stretches bends and twists like […]
She always knew the I love you was meant for her
Like it was an arrow sent directly to her My mother my best friend my everything My mama my mommy my person The last one to sit down at the […]